bored - freebsd or openbsd?

[beatmix01]

i am bored ...

should i install freebsd or openbsd on the beaterbox i have?

 

[FoBoT]

free

 

[arcas]

freebsd

 

[Savij]

free

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: arcas
freebsd

 

[us3rnotfound]

open

 

[Corporate Thug]

some tell us what they are and then what the difference is

 

[Savij]

cut and pasted from computing.net forums:

FreeBSD offers the best performance, and it supports the most software. It's commonly used for web or file servers and desktops. Also, FreeBSD is more actively developed than the others.
OpenBSD focuses on security. It runs on more platforms than FreeBSD, but less than NetBSD. Since security is the primary goal, it's excellent for routers and secure-by-default servers. Popular desktop applications like Mozilla and OpenOffice are supported, but don't expect every other Linux/UNIX program to work.

NetBSD runs on just about anything. That's it's primary goal. Since I don't have any weird hardware, I've never had a use for NetBSD.

 

[beatmix01]

well i am downloading free right now...

hmm... just need to find room for the box